Thouhastcall’dmethyAngelinmomentsofbliss，AndthyAngelI’llbe，’midthehorrorsofthis，
Throughthefurnace，unshrinking，thystepstopursue，Andshieldthee，andsavethee，orperishtheretoo！
IthasbeenthefashionoflatedaystodenyMooreImagination，whilegrantinghimFancyadistinctionoriginatingwithColeridgethanwhomnomanmorefullycomprehendedthegreatpowersofMoore。Thefactis，thatthefancyofthispoetsofarpredominatesoverallhisotherfaculties，andoverthefancyofallothermen，astohaveinduced，verynaturally，theideathatheisfanciful_only。_Butneverwasthereagreatermistake。Neverwasagrosserwrongdonethefameofatruepoet。InthecompassoftheEnglishlanguageIcancalltomindnopoemmorepro。
foundrymoreweirdly_imaginative，_inthebestsense，thanthelinescommencing“IwouldIwerebythatdimlake“whicharethecom。positionofThomasMoore。IregretthatIamunabletorememberthem。
Oneofthenoblestand，speakingofFancyoneofthemostsingularlyfancifulofmodernpoets，wasThomasHood。His“FairInes“hadalwaysformeaninexpressiblecharm：